The Rays are no doubt hoping that Myers will make an instant impact, the way Mike Trout did with the Angels, the way Bryce Harper did with the Nationals, the way Manny Machado did with the Orioles.

But when you looked at the Rays lineup this spring, it was easy to think that they'd struggle to score any runs early in the season, while waiting for enough time to pass that they could save some eventual money on Myers' future salaries (the only real reason he wasn't promoted sooner). It was easy to think that they'd need Myers to save them.

Instead, the Rays' biggest early-season problem was the bullpen that was so great last year. Their biggest recent problem has been a rotation that has a 6.58 ERA this month.

Even without Myers, and even without standout pitching, they've been good enough to keep their heads above .500 and keep themselves alive in the American League East.

Maddon took to Twitter soon after the Rays announced Myers' promotion Sunday night. He said Myers will hit in the "bottom part of the order" at first:

I don't want to lump a bunch of high expectations on Wil. We'll put him in the bottom part of the order and let him play, just be a Ray.